From Company driver to L/P

Your not calculating in fact we get either. That puts it over $1.20 a mile. Our truck is well cared for and we are getting 3000+ miles 3 out 4 weeks. He is making more now than company and no one is telling him what he can and cannot do. We have used the maintenance plan so it's not just piling up. We will own truck next year and it runs well with fully rebuilt engine that had zero miles till he got to break it in.
We have the choice of loads and can refuse any. We deal with brokers weekly. You are assuming I know and hubby knows nothing about OO. We do know and plans are being made to cover costs when change is done. That .15 cents a mile will go into a fund. I have already made note on LS and am in contact with OO running with them. No surprises here I run computers since 80s and really know my way around them. Also have run my own businesses in past for many years as sole proprietor. I will be planning and booking, which puts us head of many in LS, since I can watch boards all day long and call agents. Being a OO is All about contacts and contracts.

 

So interesting fact from reading about elog mandate. We are exempt from using them once we own the truck based on the Year Engine was manufactured. Turns out hubby's reman engine is a 1998 so he can go onto paper logs if ruling now stands as is for elogs. Any engine before 2000 is exempt.

 

Driving is hazzardous to birds health. Today hubby caught a redtail hawk on his stack. Hawk still alive with broken wing. Cops called and they are waiting on animal control to come get it. It's on his step on drivers side and they are not moving it with help. He was on his way home, this will mess up his timing for sure.

 

Don't lease the white flat top trucks. There the ones the just bought from Schneider. Hubby is taking one back up from Ga to Mi with another l\p taking another. They are small Columbia.
So talk to them first before signing on to make sure of what truck they have to put you in. There Classics and big Columbia are Red not white.
Remember you have to drive 45 days as company driver at very low pay. So if you have home bills make sure you got them covered for that time. Read up on People Net if your not familiar with it. They really don't train enough on it.

Be prepared to really work on communication. You will have to double check paperwork and talk with brokers as well as your dispatcher. You can PM me for more information.

 

Story of the white Columbia. On the flat good fuel mileage but it needs fuel system cleaned out. Hubby says one he is driving up from Atlanta has algea in fuel. Both trucks being driven will go into shop when they get to MI. Other truck I am told has steering issues. They have similar pull to the OD trucks hubby ran. So mountain was 8th gear. He says no leg room, my CRV has more leg room than this white flat top Columbia. Supposedly these pulled tankers over at SNI and they changed them out for automatic versions.

On another note hubby now avoiding fueling up in IN it was way to high now in tax.